NET Bible
"And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,"
— 1 Corinthians 7:29, NET Bible
“But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;”
“But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none; ”
“But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;”
“This therefore I say, brethren: The time is short. It remaineth, that they also who have wives be as if they had none:”
“But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not;”
“But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;”
Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are.
The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.
But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.
And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,
those with tears like those not weeping, those who rejoice like those not rejoicing, those who buy like those without possessions,
those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.
And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.